Published: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.

A vacant one-story home on Meadow Drive was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday morning, Davidson County Fire Marshal Brad Needham said.

Firefighters with the West Lexington Volunteer Fire Department arrived about 2:30 a.m. to find flames and smoke visible at 4 Meadow Drive off of Old U.S. Highway 52. The house is located behind Northside Produce on Old U.S. Highway 52. David Chisholm, the owner of the Northside Produce, said no one has lived in the residence, located on the property of his business, since he purchased it 30 years ago and established his business at the location.

“It is a suspicious fire,” Needham said. “There was no power to the residence.”

Needham said he's continuing to investigate the fire. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office is assisting the fire marshal. That's standard procedure anytime Needham believes there is any wrongdoing with a fire he is investigating. Needham said he had plans of trying to locate potential witnesses as he continues the investigation.

No injuries, he said, occurred. The fire marshal declined to comment on what potentially was used to start the fire.

Chisholm said he used the old house for storage for business. He said there was only some wooden boxes in the house. Chisholm said along with the lack of power, there was no water connected to the home.

“Any kind of abandoned building, that can happen,” he said of the fire

West Lexington firefighters were assisted on the scene by Davidson County EMS, the Welcome and Triangle volunteer fire departments and the Lexington Fire Department.

Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

<p>A vacant one-story home on Meadow Drive was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday morning, Davidson County Fire Marshal Brad Needham said.</p><p>Firefighters with the West Lexington Volunteer Fire Department arrived about 2:30 a.m. to find flames and smoke visible at 4 Meadow Drive off of Old U.S. Highway 52. The house is located behind Northside Produce on Old U.S. Highway 52. David Chisholm, the owner of the Northside Produce, said no one has lived in the residence, located on the property of his business, since he purchased it 30 years ago and established his business at the location.</p><p>“It is a suspicious fire,” Needham said. “There was no power to the residence.”</p><p>Needham said he's continuing to investigate the fire. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office is assisting the fire marshal. That's standard procedure anytime Needham believes there is any wrongdoing with a fire he is investigating. Needham said he had plans of trying to locate potential witnesses as he continues the investigation.</p><p>No injuries, he said, occurred. The fire marshal declined to comment on what potentially was used to start the fire.</p><p>Chisholm said he used the old house for storage for business. He said there was only some wooden boxes in the house. Chisholm said along with the lack of power, there was no water connected to the home. </p><p>“Any kind of abandoned building, that can happen,” he said of the fire</p><p>West Lexington firefighters were assisted on the scene by Davidson County EMS, the Welcome and Triangle volunteer fire departments and the Lexington Fire Department.</p><p>Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.</p>